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Literacy and numeracy at age 11

Key Stage 2 Results: Percentage of Pupils achieving Level 4 or above
National Indicator 76: Reduction in the number of schools where fewer than 55% of pupils achieve level 4 or above in both English and Maths at KS2
National Indicator 93: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
National Indicator 94: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2

Key Stage 2 Results: Percentage of Pupils achieving Level 4 or above

	English			Maths			Science
	1997	2007	% points difference	1997	2007	% points difference	1997	2007	% points difference
Abbey North Ward	65	83	18	65	77	12	65	92	27
Abbey South Ward	80	75	-5	80	77	-3	80	91	11
Abington Ward	-	81	N/A	-	78	N/A	-	89	N/A
All Saints Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Astwell Ward	80	88	8	80	92	12	80	96	16
Avondale Ward	45	76	31	45	65	20	45	76	31
Badby Ward	76	89	13	76	77	1	76	95	19
Barby and Kilsby Ward	86	87	1	86	89	3	86	98	12
Barnwell Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Barton Ward	76	90	14	76	83	7	76	95	19
Billing Ward	-	78	N/A	-	77	N/A	-	89	N/A
Blakesley Ward	85	88	3	85	75	-10	85	88	3
Blisworth Ward	33	91	58	33	83	50	33	97	64
Boughton Green Ward	73	76	3	73	70	-3	73	83	10
Boughton and Pitsford Ward	82	92	10	82	92	10	82	100	18
Brackley East Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Brackley South Ward	78	86	8	78	81	3	78	89	11
Brackley West Ward	64	92	28	64	85	21	64	95	31
Brambleside Ward	67	89	22	67	79	12	67	95	28
Brampton Ward	77	84	7	77	68	-9	77	100	23
Braunston Ward	71	90	19	71	97	26	71	93	22
Brickhill Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Brixworth Ward	84	89	5	84	81	-3	84	90	6
Buccleuch Ward	89	89	0	89	89	0	89	89	0
Byfield Ward	58	82	24	58	91	33	58	82	24
Castle Ward	24	70	46	24	68	44	24	82	58
Castle Ward	50	52	2	50	50	0	50	66	16
Central Ward	41	65	24	41	56	15	41	80	39
Chase Ward	74	92	18	74	92	18	74	97	23
Clipston Ward	83	87	4	83	83	0	83	100	17
Cogenhoe Ward	80	85	5	80	89	9	80	96	16
Cosgrove Ward	90	94	4	90	92	2	90	100	10
Cote Ward	80	78	-2	80	65	-15	80	96	16
Courteenhall Ward	78	92	14	78	85	7	78	96	18
Crick Ward	75	83	8	75	72	-3	75	78	3
Croyland Ward	34	69	35	34	65	31	34	84	50
Danesholme Ward	80	71	-9	80	78	-2	80	86	6
Deanshanger Ward	82	85	3	82	90	8	82	97	15
Delapre Ward	60	61	1	60	61	1	60	73	13
Downs Ward	80	83	3	80	77	-3	80	93	13
Drayton Ward	60	89	29	60	77	17	60	96	36
Dryden Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Earls Barton Ward	74	86	12	74	85	11	74	95	21
East Ward	73	88	15	73	91	18	73	100	27
East Hunsbury Ward	70	77	7	70	76	6	70	87	17
Eastfield Ward	53	78	25	53	73	20	53	85	32
Ecton Brook Ward	54	75	21	54	73	19	54	90	36
Finedon Ward	71	66	-5	71	68	-3	71	82	11
Fineshade Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Flore Ward	80	100	20	80	88	8	80	82	2
Grafton Ward	64	75	11	64	60	-4	64	85	21
Grange Ward	70	96	26	70	96	26	70	92	22
Great Doddington and Wilby Ward	70	94	24	70	91	21	70	94	24
Harpole Ward	83	84	1	83	84	1	83	94	11
Hazelwood Ward	67	81	14	67	79	12	67	87	20
Headlands Ward	49	78	29	49	67	18	49	84	35
Hemmingwell Ward	58	59	1	58	67	9	58	84	26
Heyford Ward	75	81	6	75	92	17	75	96	21
Higham Ferrers Ward	61	85	24	61	74	13	61	87	26
Hill Ward	44	70	26	44	68	24	44	76	32
Hillside Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Irchester Ward	56	88	32	56	94	38	56	100	44
Irthlingborough Ward	61	74	13	61	80	19	61	86	25
King's Forest Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Kings Sutton Ward	86	93	7	86	86	0	86	93	7
Kingsley Ward	7	57	50	7	50	43	7	57	50
Kingsthorpe Ward	35	88	53	35	88	53	35	98	63
Kingswood Ward	53	85	32	53	85	32	53	92	39
Kingthorn Ward	89	92	3	89	81	-8	89	92	3
Latimer Ward	58	89	31	58	91	33	58	96	38
Little Brook Ward	71	100	29	71	71	0	71	93	22
Lloyds Ward	63	78	15	63	78	15	63	87	24
Loatland Ward	66	89	23	66	83	17	66	92	26
Lodge Park Ward	58	85	27	58	86	28	58	96	38
Long Buckby Ward	73	83	10	73	71	-2	73	89	16
Lower Nene Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Lumbertubs Ward	79	47	-32	79	46	-33	79	52	-27
Lyveden Ward	20	100	80	20	100	80	20	100	80
Middleton Cheney Ward	76	79	3	76	79	3	76	90	14
Millbrook Ward	73	80	7	73	74	1	73	84	11
Moulton Ward	81	87	6	81	89	8	81	95	14
Nene Valley Ward	68	92	24	68	89	21	68	95	27
New Duston Ward	60	71	11	60	71	11	60	87	27
North Ward	84	98	14	84	90	6	84	95	11
Old Duston Ward	66	85	19	66	71	5	66	86	20
Oundle Ward	79	87	8	79	87	8	79	95	16
Parklands Ward	47	74	27	47	76	29	47	79	32
Pipers Hill Ward	79	91	12	79	84	5	79	91	12
Plessy Ward	61	74	13	61	71	10	61	84	23
Prebendal Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Queen Eleanor Ward	86	86	0	86	82	-4	86	100	14
Queensway Ward	46	67	21	46	67	21	46	78	32
Raunds Saxon Ward	71	80	9	71	84	13	71	86	15
Raunds Windmill Ward	70	76	6	70	76	6	70	93	23
Ravensthorpe Ward	100	78	-22	100	67	-33	100	78	-22
Redwell East Ward	92	88	-4	92	92	0	92	93	1
Redwell West Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Ringstead Ward	79	67	-12	79	75	-4	79	83	4
Rural East Ward	86	94	8	86	97	11	86	100	14
Rural North Ward	85	89	4	85	83	-2	85	89	4
Rural West Ward	71	90	19	71	90	19	71	90	19
Rushden East Ward	73	81	8	73	70	-3	73	94	21
Rushden North Ward	71	70	-1	71	75	4	71	79	8
Rushden South Ward	78	92	14	78	80	2	78	94	16
Rushden West Ward	74	75	1	74	84	10	74	94	20
Salcey Ward	74	100	26	74	100	26	74	100	26
Shire Lodge Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Silverstone Ward	80	83	3	80	94	14	80	100	20
Slade Ward	69	87	18	69	76	7	69	95	26
South Ward	68	73	5	68	60	-8	68	73	5
Spencer Ward	41	54	13	41	61	20	41	64	23
Spinney Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Spratton Ward	83	85	2	83	91	8	83	94	11
St Andrew's Ward	76	81	5	76	67	-9	76	85	9
St Crispin Ward	51	74	23	51	47	-4	51	53	2
St David Ward	25	71	46	25	62	37	25	74	49
St Giles Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
St James Ward	-	70	N/A	-	58	N/A	-	79	N/A
St Mary's Ward	78	76	-2	78	78	0	78	85	7
St Michael's Ward	73	85	12	73	90	17	73	93	20
St Peter's Ward	87	90	3	87	88	1	87	96	9
Stanwick Ward	75	93	18	75	89	14	75	96	21
Steane Ward	74	95	21	74	90	16	74	90	16
Swanspool Ward	63	87	24	63	80	17	63	90	27
Thorplands Ward	71	66	-5	71	64	-7	71	77	6
Thrapston Ward	63	86	23	63	85	22	63	95	32
Tove Ward	88	75	-13	88	75	-13	88	88	0
Towcester Brook Ward	76	98	22	76	97	21	76	100	24
Towcester Mill Ward	71	62	-9	71	64	-7	71	81	10
Tresham Ward	73	81	8	73	83	10	73	86	13
Trinity Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Walgrave Ward	100	85	-15	100	81	-19	100	96	-4
Wardoun Ward	92	92	0	92	89	-3	92	100	8
Warkton Ward	44	57	13	44	67	23	44	86	42
Washington Ward	100	71	-29	100	100	0	100	100	0
Weedon Ward	79	94	15	79	94	15	79	94	15
Welford Ward	75	86	11	75	71	-4	75	86	11
Welland Ward	70	67	-3	70	75	5	70	83	13
West Ward	59	70	11	59	74	15	59	78	19
West Ward	60	97	37	60	88	28	60	97	37
West Haddon and Guilsborough Ward	95	90	-5	95	90	-5	95	96	1
West Hunsbury Ward	-	71	N/A	-	61	N/A	-	84	N/A
Weston Ward	92	76	-16	92	73	-19	92	90	-2
Whittlewood Ward	66	100	34	66	95	29	66	100	34
Wicksteed Ward	27	58	31	27	75	48	27	79	52
Wollaston Ward	76	82	6	76	82	6	76	97	21
Woodford Ward	62	88	26	62	80	18	62	88	26
Woodford Ward	87	76	-11	87	80	-7	87	86	-1
Yardley Ward	76	96	20	76	83	7	76	96	20
Yelvertoft Ward	100	100	0	100	86	-14	100	100	0

Northamptonshire LA	66	80	14	65	77	12	72	88	16

East Midlands Region	62	80	18	62	77	15	68	87	19

England	63	80	17	62	77	15	68	88	20

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National Indicator 76: Reduction in the number of schools where fewer than 55% of pupils achieve level 4 or above in both English and Maths at KS2

	2005		2007
	Total number of schools	Schools <55%	Total number of schools	Schools <55%
Northamptonshire LA	191	26	193	28

East Midlands Region	1,261	201	1,239	170

England	13,565	2,283	13,439	1,797

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National Indicator 93: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2

	2005	2007	% points difference
Northamptonshire LA	75.7	79.4	3.7

East Midlands Region	75.9	81.5	5.6

England	78	83.6	5.6

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National Indicator 94: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2

	2005	2007	% points difference
Northamptonshire LA	71.6	71.9	0.3

East Midlands Region	72	74.7	2.7

England	73.3	75.9	2.6

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National Summary

Final figures for 2007 show that 80 per cent of 11 year olds reached the required standard in English up from 63 per cent in 1997. In Mathematics 77 per cent of 11 year olds reached the required standard up from 62 per cent in 1997. In Science 88 per cent of 11 year olds reached the required standard up from 68 per cent in 1997.

In 2007 the number of schools where fewer than 55 per cent of pupils achieve level 4 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 2 was 1,797. This compares with 2,283 in 2005.

In 2007 83.6 per cent of pupils progressed by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. This compares with 78.0 per cent in 2005.

In 2007 75.9 per cent of pupils progressed by 2 levels in Mathematics between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. This compares with 73.3 per cent in 2005.

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